ST. LOUIS \u2014 Just like other NFL and NBA fans, there are St. Louis Blues players who turn on the TV and can\u2019t believe some of the outrageous outfits they see their professional-sports brethren wearing to their games.<\/p>\n
\u201cTheir outfits are a little crazy,\u201d Jordan Kyrou said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt seems like they\u2019re trying to go off the runway \u2014 literally,\u201d Dylan Holloway said.<\/p>\n
What does forward Jake Neighbours think of the style?<\/p>\n
\u201cThat I would never wear that,\u201d Neighbours said. \u201cIt\u2019s different, but it\u2019s almost been embraced in those leagues.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople like to see it,\u201d Robert Thomas said. \u201cPeople like to talk about it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Including his teammates.<\/p>\n
\u201cI always like seeing those NBA guys walk in,\u201d Cam Fowler said. \u201cThey always have some new, cool clothes that they can show off. It gives guys the opportunity to kind of show their personality a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re ballers, they have fun with it and it\u2019s entertaining,\u201d Jordan Binnington said. \u201cThe NFL is different, though, because they only have 17 games. We have 82 games. That would be a lot of money on outfits.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the NHL, players have mostly stuck to businesswear. The league\u2019s collective bargaining agreement (CBA) required players to wear suits and ties on game days. Until now.<\/p>\n
In July, the NHL and NHL Players\u2019 Association voted to ratify a four-year extension to the CBA<\/a>. While many of the new rules won\u2019t go into effect until September 2026, some have been approved to start immediately, and one of those allows players the flexibility to \u201cdress in a manner consistent with contemporary fashion norms.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI was surprised that it got through this quick,\u201d Oskar Sundqvist said.<\/p>\n The league has communicated guidelines, but they will likely be interpreted differently from team to team and player to player.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know what the dress code will be for our team,\u201d Alexey Toropchenko said. \u201cIt will be decided by the leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cEvery team is going to be different,\u201d Fowler said. \u201cWe\u2019re still having a conversation about if we want to do something all together, where it might not be a suit but we\u2019re all kind of aligned in what we\u2019re wearing. So we\u2019ll see what we end up doing as a team, but I think, in general, it\u2019s a good idea.\u201d<\/p>\n Here on business. #stlblues<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/lYqt437t7H<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) May 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Some Blues said they\u2019ll continue wearing suits because that\u2019s what they prefer, and, well, because they paid a lot of money for them.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll be a suit guy,\u201d Philip Broberg said. \u201cThere\u2019s just something about putting a suit on when you go to a game.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve got so many suits at home, it\u2019s like, \u2018When else am I going to wear this?’\u201d Sundqvist said.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you look in your closet and you\u2019ve got 10 suits, what are you going to do \u2014 just not wear them until wedding season?\u201d Nathan Walker said.<\/p>\n \u201cI personally bought four new suits for this season, so I\u2019m going to be wearing suits at home, for sure,\u201d Binnington said.<\/p>\n So will anyone be sporting fresh fits?<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like there will definitely be guys who can style it up,\u201d Jimmy Snuggerud said.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t really have much for a sense of style, but there are some guys with some good fashion takes,\u201d Neighbours said.<\/p>\n \u201cThe away games, I could see people splashing and going with different stuff,\u201d Tyler Tucker said.<\/p>\n \u201cI think there\u2019s going to be a lot of people who you\u2019d never expect that really come out and change some stuff up,\u201d Thomas said. \u201cI\u2019ll probably dress like I normally dress but maybe mix it up if there\u2019s a big game or a cool city \u2014 that kind of thing.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll mix it up a bit, but I don\u2019t really have a crazy style,\u201d Holloway said.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah, I don\u2019t think anyone on this team is hiring a stylist or anything,\u201d Binnington said.<\/p>\n Especially the veterans.<\/p>\n \u201cWe did a few fashion days in Utah and Arizona, and I would always get ripped on by the young guys because I didn\u2019t have much of a wardrobe,\u201d Nick Bjugstad said. \u201cThe younger guys, they\u2019ve got a little more style than the older guys. The (Milan) Lucics, the (Brayden) Schenns, we\u2019re kind of the traditional old-school, suit-and-tie guys, so it\u2019ll be different not having a dress code.\u201d<\/p>\n It’s always a good night when the guys are at @Enterprise_Cntr<\/a> \ud83e\udd1d pic.twitter.com\/3IfJteGyLO<\/a><\/p>\n